Category Archives: Tutorials

IOF PSA: Marketing 101 for Creators

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Cajsa Lilliehook

Kevin Costner has a lot to answer for. I know that “If you build it, they will come.” sounds lovely and all, but if you build it, they won’t come unless you tell them what you built and where to … Continue reading →

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Making Your Own Child's AO

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Cajsa Lilliehook

Gidge’s SL daughter, Hatchy Mills, made an adorable child’s Animation Override at a very low cost. With the popularity of children’s avatars growing, there is a need for children’s AO that produce the naive, unaffected and innocent movements and stances … Continue reading →

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Lighting, Shadows and Projectors, Oh My!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Cajsa Lilliehook

So, now that my preferences are set and I have fine-tuned my windlight settings, I can finally take a picture! Whew! But wait, my necklace is missing pieces and my feet show through my shoes. I even have some bald … Continue reading →

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Where Did They Hide My Windlight?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Cajsa Lilliehook

Those of us who have installed Second Life viewer updates recently have all had a moment when we said “Gack! Where’s my windlight? What have they done!!!” Actually, I am sure most of us had more profane things to say … Continue reading →

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The All-In-One Set Up Tip Sheet

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Cajsa Lilliehook

For some reason the regular Second Life viewer decided that I could only log into the beta grids. I tried all sorts of things to convince it that I wanted to go elsewhere, but it ignored me and kept defaulting … Continue reading →

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AN IOF PSA:Making TPV Your Windlight Bitch

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Gidge Uriza

My normal calm demeanor has been shattered recently with some issues I’ve experienced with my graphics. My best friends have had to endure hours of me raging “WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH MY FUCKING GRAPHICS CARD?” and other assorted … Continue reading →

Posted in Avatar Customization, Casual Wear, Fashion Feed of SL, Hair, I Heart SL, Jewelry, Pants, Poses/Animations, Second Life, Separates, Shapes, Shoes, Skin, Tattoo Layer Makeup, Tops, Tutorials | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Edelweiss plus Zoom Tutorial

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Cajsa Lilliehook

Since Gidge brought up The Sound of Music, my mind went straight to Edelweiss when I looked at the pictures from last night’s shoot. Edelweiss, Edelweiss Every morning you greet me Small and white clean and bright You look happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Ball Gowns, Fashion Feed of SL, Formal Wear, Great Places to Shoot, Hair, I Heart SL, Jewelry, Second Life, Skin, Tattoo Layer Makeup, Tutorials | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Checklist

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Cajsa Lilliehook

Talk to any Second Life® photographer or blogger and they will confess to committing multiple mistakes. Anyone who says otherwise is either annoyingly perfect or blindingly unobservant. Just the other day I had to reshoot my entire blog post because … Continue reading →

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Tutorial: Inconvenient Prims & How to Hide Them.

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Cajsa Lilliehook

When I first framed this photo in Second Life, there were a few prims that just were not where I wanted them to be. Now there are several ways I could have dealt with those inconvenient prims. I could have … Continue reading →

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